Aston Villa vs Arsenal, Premier League Gameweek 21: Open Thread

Arsenal have an opportunity to move back to the top of the Premier League table today in a match against strugglers Aston Villa. Despite the Villans beating Arsenal on the opening day of the season, the Gunners have gone from strength to strength, but Aston Villa will want to reverse the trend of their poor home form.

For viewers in the United States, today’s match between Aston Villa and Arsenal kicks off at 3pm ET on NBCSN. Pre-match coverage on NBC begins at 2pm ET.

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Aston Villa haven’t beaten Arsenal at Villa Park in 14 matches. Arsenal have only lost 4 matches in 30 to Aston Villa. Will this change today? I doubt it especially since Villa are worse at home than away.